New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-27
FHrDAY. Aug. PEP. II.


To-day six railroads send in their reports OF gross
Earnings for the third week in August. OF them FIVE
roads return aggregate earnings OF S4O7,262 against
$50, 1888 in the week OF 1856 gain S55223 or 1865
per cent. a of Sl.52l or 7.s7 cent OF
the twenty five roads which already have reported earn
ings for the third week in August twenty-five rOads
turn an aggregate of sl557,94o against Sl353 ol6 for
the week of 1896 gain $204 s04 or 1915 per cent and
three roads return s477.442 against S49S767 in the
week OF j SO; loss S2l ,325 or 4 - per cent.
TIE Sub Treasury yesterday issued It's check in pay
mrnt for $1,4s5,OOO Az per cent bonds to
the amount OF Sl59j.2Sl, which went through
the Clearing House to-day and cashed
by the Treasury. Probably the bank in which it WAS
deposited yesterday counted the check last night as
specie hand. To-day the Treasury issued its check
IN payment for $500 900 bonds, which will pass
through the Clearing House tomorrow TO days check
not affect the Treasurys pay ments balances
they are reported below. The banks started the
week-lssi saturday-wth cash balances including the
gold arrivals, something like 100000 greater than
the figures for the average OF last week reported In
last Saturdays statement They lost money in drbles
ali the week through Treasury INSCRIPTIONS and remit
the interior, till yesterday. but sufficient
much than one half OF the So 0OO, 900 cash
held IN excess Of the figures o; the last statement SO
to-morrow's statement probably Will show material
gain in the total reserves, which because of the late
payment for purchase OF Government bonds will again be
made up rising average II the bonds paid of last
week and tails week have been held on loans at banks,
there should be further decrease in the bank loans
Despite the reports OF phenomenal rail
ROAD earnings, and OF joy and happiness in
commercial and mercantile circles, the OF demOra
zation IN stock values to-day made further progress
They say more persons being "gunned
for" Now cunning for game regarded gentlenans
sport marked distinction from trapping for the
market The present methods at the Stock Exchange
forbid the OF the term "gunning'
ani warrant the application OF the term
trapping" Individual, co-parinershiP and
corporation credit oyed with with freedom And
the wonder Is that 10 have aooncepuon Of
the fact that such things male specially crlmna! by
special act State legislature The market opened
strong and for the first hall hour ruled firm with
general advances Then the rumor bag was
opened. Nothing positive stated, but
weak spots were referred TO in ambiguous manner.
We forhear 10 mention names. winch were heard on
every side. simply because dead made at the
Richmond and West Point stock with such success that
the figures fell from 90 222-it closed at IS at
Reading which marked 4s5s against 52ls in the early
dealings-it closed at 5Oa and at tie North
err Pacific, Oregon Railway and Navigation
and Oregon Transcontint ntsl stocks. winch
knocked of from b So PEI cent from the early fig
ures followed by recoveries OF 1G1's per To-day
the rumors included some bank in trouble And yet
despite fan prices there definite shape given
the early sneak before the close OF business
snd no trouble" developed or such pres
sure brings some liquidation OF long stock. but II it
requires the sale OF 1000 shares 10 reach
''stop order" on 500 shares what does It profit a
'bear"l Nothing but desperation II that does ju,tiies
The circulation Of such food " false reports Oh The es-
Establishment OF the Of lies which now prevails 81
Pau Missouri Pacific to-day were special Us strong,
comparatively and few other stoca recovered 50 hat
market closed feverish aud uusertied.
Government bonds dun al UNCHANGED Dlds. win
Offer OF IN" l. al per cent CONCESSION AnLeAtd
are the closing quotations: